Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria

Syria: Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 6,674 number in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
6,674 number
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
47th
of 164 countries
All-time high
11,246 number
in 1995
All-time low
6,245 number
in 1973
Years of data
32
1971–2002

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria, 1971–2002

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1971198620021971: 7.9k number1972: 6.6k number1973: 6.2k number1974: 6.5k number1975: 7.7k number1976: 9.0k number1977: 9.5k number1978: 8.8k number1979: 8.5k number1980: 8.9k number1981: 8.7k number1982: 9.0k number1983: 8.7k number1984: 8.4k number1985: 8.8k number1986: 8.8k number1987: 8.5k number1988: 7.9k number1989: 8.7k number1990: 9.6k number1991: 8.8k number1992: 8.9k number1993: 9.2k number1994: 9.4k number1995: 11.2k number1996: 10.1k number1997: 10.2k number1998: 10.2k number1999: 8.9k number2000: 6.7k number2001: 9.2k number2002: 6.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2002, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria stood at 6,674 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria peaked at 11,246 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,245 number, in 1973.

Syria ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number) in Syria, 1971 to 2002.
Year number Change
1971 7,896 number
1972 6,586 number -16.6%
1973 6,245 number -5.2%
1974 6,498 number +4.1%
1975 7,714 number +18.7%
1976 8,973 number +16.3%
1977 9,459 number +5.4%
1978 8,753 number -7.5%
1979 8,516 number -2.7%
1980 8,867 number +4.1%
1981 8,748 number -1.3%
1982 9,004 number +2.9%
1983 8,724 number -3.1%
1984 8,448 number -3.2%
1985 8,752 number +3.6%
1986 8,755 number +0.0%
1987 8,491 number -3.0%
1988 7,910 number -6.8%
1989 8,744 number +10.5%
1990 9,582 number +9.6%
1991 8,817 number -8.0%
1992 8,917 number +1.1%
1993 9,234 number +3.6%
1994 9,423 number +2.0%
1995 11,246 number +19.3%
1996 10,092 number -10.3%
1997 10,153 number +0.6%
1998 10,192 number +0.4%
1999 8,923 number -12.5%
2000 6,674 number -25.2%
2001 9,231 number +38.3%
2002 6,674 number -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,849 number 6,245 number 9,459 number 9
1980s 8,644 number 7,910 number 9,004 number 10
1990s 9,658 number 8,817 number 11,246 number 10
2000s 7,526 number 6,674 number 9,231 number 3

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 44 Peru 7,032 number compare
  2. 45 Cambodia 6,899 number compare
  3. 46 Namibia 6,863 number compare
  4. 48 Ghana 6,140 number compare
  5. 49 Colombia 5,798 number compare
  6. 50 Spain 5,562 number compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria?
Repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male in Syria was 6,674 number in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 11,246 number in 1995.
What is the lowest repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 6,245 number in 1973.
How does Syria rank for repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male?
Syria ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2002.
Is repeaters in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,798 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.